DELORES J. COHEN

May 28, 1933-Jan. 30, 2006 Delores "Lois" Joyce Cohen, 72, of 738 Indian Springs Road, Mount Olive, died early Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Providence, R.I., she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Sadalia Diaz Atkins...

WILLARD COOPER

Feb. 21, 1925-Jan. 26, 2006 WILSON -- The funeral for Willard Melvin Cooper, 80, will be held today at 2 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Bishop Robert Gorham will officiate. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Mr....

CLYDE ERWIN III

PHILLIP B. EVANS

April 12, 1955-Jan. 29, 2006 Phillip Barry Evans, 50, of 112 Whitley Street in Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was director of operations at E.J. Pope and Son Inc. and its Pope...

ROSEMARY GAGNON

Died Jan. 30, 2006 Rosemary Lucille Gagnon, 77, died Monday at her home at 109 W. Martin Street in Eureka. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, and the family will be...

RICHARD KOPACKA

May 6, 1928-Jan. 26, 2006 Richard Joseph Kopacka, 77, of Fremont, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Selma Memorial Gardens. Mr. Kopacka was a native of New Jersey and...

JIMMY LANGLEY

Died Jan. 28, 2006 Jimmy Walter Langley, 67, brother of Dorothy Pate of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at the Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Eugene Hartley will officiate....

CALLIE LANGSTON

Died Jan. 27, 2006 Callie Kornegay Langston, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. She is survived by one daughter, Christine Langston Lane, and one son, Jimmy Langston, of the home; six grandsons, 10 great-grandchildren and other relatives. The funeral will be...

SUE MADSEN

Feb. 8, 1940-Jan. 27, 2006 LAGRANGE -- The funeral for Sue Madsen, 65, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home. The Rev. Joyner Weems will conduct the service. Burial will be in Fairview...

MAYRON C. POPE

Died Jan. 30, 2006 Mayron Chester Pope, 78, of 311 Woodview Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be Friday at 11 a.m. at...

BERNICE BROWN

Died Jan. 28, 2006 Bernice Williams Brown died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. A graveside service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Golden Grove Cemetery in Kenansville, under the direction of Community Funeral Home....

DORIS CARTER

Died Jan. 27, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE --Doris Mae Faulkner Carter, 74, died Friday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howard-Carter Funeral Home in Kinston. Bishop Richard Brown will conduct the service. Mrs. Carter...

DELORES COHEN

HILDA DODD

Died Jan. 29, 2006 Hilda Jean Dodd, 73, of Smithfield Manor, died Sunday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was employed for many years at The News and Observer and worked for seven years as a typesetter at the Smithfield Herald....

PHILLIP B. EVANS

April 12, 1955-Jan. 29, 2006 Phillip Barry Evans, 50, of 112 Whitley Street in Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was director of operations at E.J. Pope and Son Inc. and its Pope...

KARA GOODMAN

April 1, 1991-Jan. 29, 2006 FAISON -- Kara Alexis Goodman, 14, of 681 Emmett Jackson Road, died Sunday at Duke Medical Center. She was a student at North Duplin Junior/Senior High School and was a member of the North Duplin...

WILLIAM KING

Sept. 12, 1951-Jan. 25, 2006 The funeral for William King, 54, of 705 Claiborne St., will be held at 1 p.m. today at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, with Apostle D.L. McIntyre officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. King...

DORIS H. MOORE

July 7, 1920-Jan. 29, 2006 SNOW HILL -- Doris Hart Moore, 85, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service, with the Rev....

CANDY PIGFORD

Died Jan. 28, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Candy Pigford, 43, died Saturday at her home at 109 S. Church St. Among her survivors is her mother, Edna Pigford. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOYCE ROBINSON

Died Jan. 27, 2006 Joyce Laverne Robinson, 57, of 1605 S. Slocumb St., died Friday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Faith United Holiness Church. Bishop Raveion Moses will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery....

BOBBY RHODES

Nov. 28, 1931-Jan. 29, 2006 KENLY -- Bobby Lou Rhodes, 74, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday surrounded by his loving family. A native of Johnston County, he was born Nov. 28, 1931, and was son...

GLADYS H. SAULS

Feb, 2, 1919-Jan. 29, 2006 Gladys Harrell Sauls, 86, of LaGrange, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A native of Greene County, Mrs. Sauls was the daughter of the late, Lester and Gatha Manning Harrell. She was a...

MARY TAYLOR

Died Jan. 28, 2006 WARSAW -- Mary Knotts Taylor died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Warsaw United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. Community Funeral Home is serving the...

NANCY ALLEN

Died Jan. 28, 2006 Grifton Resident Nancy Tatum Allen, 74, of 630 E. Charles St., died Saturday at her home. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Davis Cemetery. Lewis Styons will officiate. Mrs. Allen...

JOHN BIZZELL

DUDLEY -- John R. Bizzell, 83, of 789 Ruskin Road, died at his residence. He was the son of the late Henry and Elizabeth Bizzell. He is survived by five sons, Johnnie Bizzell Jr., Robert L. Bizzell, Raphell Bizzell, Thurman...

VIOLA CRAWFORD

NEAL EAKINS

WILMINGTON -- Neal Graham Eakins, 89, formerly of Atkinson, died Friday at Davis Health Care. She was born May 11, 1916 in Robeson County, and was the daughter of the late Archie H. and Lena Humphrey Graham. In addition to...

JOYCE GURGANUS

May 7, 1928 - Jan. 27, 2006 Joyce Tyndall Gurganus, 77, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Greene County, she was born May 7, 1928, the daughter of the late Levi and Esther Mitchell Tyndall, and...

OSCAR HOWELL

Goldsboro Resident Oscar Edward "Ed"Howell, 85, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Howell was born on January 17, 1921, in Wayne County to the late Charlie Howell and Effie Flowers Howell. He had worked as a marketing representative,...

WILLIAM KING

Goldsboro Resident A funeral service for William King, 54, of 705 Claiborne St., will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Apostle D.L. McIntyre will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. He is survived by...

RICHARD KOPACKA

FREMONT -- Richard Joseph Kopacka, 77, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born May 6, 1928 in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Bachminsky Kopacka. A graveside service was held Saturday at Selma Memorial...

NORMA NUNN

Norma Kaye Stephenson Nunn, 54, of Stoney Creek Church Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held. Ms. Nunn was born in Wayne County, Mo., on January 28, 1952, to the late Raymond Stephenson and...

JOHN A. RISCH

John A. Risch, 72, died Thursday at his second home in Dade City, Fla., under the care of Hernando-Pasco Hospice. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on December 5, 1933, his permanent residence was in Goldsboro. He is survived by his loving...

CHARLES BINGHAM

Dec. 19, 1926-Jan. 25, 2006 SHELBY -- Charles Coolidge Bingham, 79, father of Dean Bingham of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Hospice at Wendover. He was the son of the late Gettys David Bingham and Mary Lillie Sain Bingham and...

JEFFREY CHRISTOPHER

Feb. 12, 1959-Jan. 20, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeffrey Scott Christopher, 46, brother of Susan Christopher Davis of Goldsboro, died last Friday following a brief illness. He was the son of Julie Ann "Judy" Dodd Christopher of Grifton and the...

MARTHA FLOWERS

Died Jan. 25, 2006 Martha Jane Flowers, 73, of Middleton Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by two sons, Gery Flowers of Faison and Larry Flowers of Goldsboro; three daughters, Joyce Dorsey of Fayetteville, Patricia Lamb...

CLEO HOUSE

April 26, 1912-Jan. 6, 2006 Cleo Peoples House, 93, a retired school teacher, died earlier this month at her home in Columbia, Maryland. A Goldsboro native, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida Mae Morrissey Peoples...

OSCAR HOWELL

IVEY V. LEE

Nov. 23, 1916-Jan. 26, 2006 PIKEVILLE -- Ivey Vastus Lee, 89, a retired farmer in the Nahunta Community, died Thursday at Britthaven Nursing Home in Smithfield. The funeral will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel....

SARAH NEWBERRY

June 1, 1938-Jan. 26, 2006 Sarah Margaret Newberry, 67, of 115 Country Run Lane, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Horace Modlin will officiate. Mrs. Newberry...

ESSIE K. PAYNE

July 8, 1911-Jan. 22, 2006 DELTONA, Fla. -- Essie King Payne, 94, of 1255 Wellington Drive, died Sunday at Debary Manor. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mattie Sutton King and the widow...

JERRY WILLIAMS

Died Jan. 25, 2006 WILSON -- Jerry Williams, 64, of 5411 Highway 264 East, died Wednesday at his residence. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Barnes Chapel Church, 1004 S. Railroad St. The Rev. Steven Kent...

EUNICE WOODS

Died Jan. 26, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Eunice Dail Woods, 92, died Thursday at Sunbridge Care. She was the daughter of the late L. Byant and Saide Martin Dail and the widow of John Woods. Her survivors include two stepsons,...

EFFIE ADAMS

Feb. 19, 1923-Jan. 23, 2006 The funeral for Effie Strickland Adams, 82, will be held Friday morning at 11 in the chapel at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum. The Rev. Don Gulledge will officiate. Mrs. Adams died Monday at her...

MARTHA FLOWERS

Died Jan. 25, 2006 Martha Flowers, 73, of 1707 Middleton Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter, Linda Artis. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

CLEO HOUSE

April 26, 1921-Jan. 6, 2006 Cleo Peoples House, 93, a retired school teacher, died earlier this month at her home in Columbia, Maryland. A Goldsboro native, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida Mae Morrissey Peoples...

WILLIAM KING

Sept. 12, 1951-Jan. 25, 2006 William King, of 705 Claiborne St., died Wednesday at SunBridge Nursing Center in Mount Olive. Among his survivors is a sister, Cornett Durham of Dudley. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

MILDRED LEACH

Died Jan. 24, 2006 The funeral for Mildred Leach, 67, of 306 Brownrigg St., will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Moses Chapel Church of Christ in Faison. Elder Myron A. Hopkins will officiate. Burial will be in...

IVEY LEE

Died Jan. 26, 2006 Ivey Lee, 89, of 294 Pinkney Road, Fremont, died today at Britthaven Nursing Home in Smithfield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT WYNN

Died Jan. 23, 2006 Robert Wynn, 75, of 717 E. James St., Mount Olive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was a Wayne County native and was the son of the late Samuel and Lossie Flanagan Wynn. He...

EFFIE ADAMS

Feb. 19, 1923-Jan. 23, 2006 DUDLEY -- Effie Strickland Adams, 82, of 1022 Emmaus Church Road, died Monday at her home. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 11 in the chapel at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum. The...

JOYCE BOSWELL

Oct. 31, 1939-Jan. 22, 2006 Joyce Bass Sauls Boswell, age 66, of the Belfast Community departed this walk of life on Sunday, January 22, 2006, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral was held on Tuesday evening at...

CURTIS BULLOCK

Died Jan. 24, 2006 ROCKY MOUNT -- Curtis J. Bullock, 77, a former resident of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Nash Rehabilitation Nursing Home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Crisp Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in...

GORDON HOLMES SR.

Died Jan. 21, 2006 Gordon W. Holmes Sr., 78, of Richmond, Va., died last Saturday. A memorial service will be held this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Walmsley Boulevard United Methodist Church in Richmond, Va. Mr. Holmes was a native...

KEVIN INGRAM

Aug. 2, 1963-Jan. 24, 2006 Kevin Jacob Ingram, 42, of 1701 South John St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. A graveside...

JAYLIN KORNEGAY

Died Jan. 22, 2006 LAGRANGE -- A graveside service for Jaylin O'Neil Kornegay will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at LaGrange Cemetery. The infant died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Survivors include his mother Lakeshia Kornegay...

MATTIE MINSHEW

ESSIE PAYNE

Died Jan. 22, 2006 The funeral for Essie K. Payne, 94, of 1255 Wellington Drive, Deltona, Fla., will be held by the graveside on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Mrs. Payne was a native of Sampson County...

MARY QUILLEN

July 30, 1919-Jan. 21, 2006 Mary Dean Bible Quillen, 86, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Burial will be held at Andrew Johnson Veterans Cemetery in Greenville, Tenn. Mrs. Quillen was a native of Rader, Tenn., and was the daughter...

RODOLFO VERGARA

Died Jan. 21, 2006 Rodolfo Mora Vegara, 21, of 45 Packing Plant Road, Smithfield, died Saturday. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 7 until 9 at Casey Funeral Home. Other arrangements are incomplete....

EFFIE S. ADAMS

Died Jan. 22, 2006 Effie Strickland Adams, 82, died Monday at home. The funeral will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum, under the direction of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The family will...

JOYCE BOSWELL

Oct. 31, 1939-Jan. 22, 2006 Joyce Bass Sauls Boswell, 66, of the Belfast Community, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

PAMELA FORREST

July 23, 1957 -Jan. 22, 2006 Pamela Jo Forrest, 48, died Sunday at her residence at 2710 Langston Drive in the Kirkwood Community. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at The First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the...

PATRICIA RODGERS

Died Jan. 21, 2006 FOUR OAKS -- Patricia Ann Beck Rodgers, of 2890 Harper House Road, died Saturday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Western Assembly Headquarters Building near...

EVELYN SUPER

Died Jan. 20, 2006 The funeral for Evelyn Smith Super, 61, of 102 Brock St.., will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Larry Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood...

STEVEN R. BELL

Died Jan. 19, 2006 FAISON -- The funeral for Steven Russell "Wood" Bell, 27, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Greater Six Run Baptist Church, Turkey, with Pastor Steven Craig Moore, officiating. Burial will be in the...

ELBERT BOONE

May 16, 1922-Jan. 22, 2006 WARSAW -- The funeral for Elbert Ray Boone, 83, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Devotional Gardens. Mr. Boone died Sunday at...

JOYCE BOSWELL

IVA CARR

Died Jan. 21, 2006 Iva Everette Jinnette Carr, 81, of 1009 East Eleventh St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1000...

JOHN ELLIS SR.

Died Jan. 21, 2006 John Thomas "Johnny" Ellis Sr., 56, of 9207 Upper Black Creek Church Road, Kenly, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home....

JOYCE D. HOWARD

Aug. 17, 1937-Jan. 21, 2006 LAGRANGE -- Joyce Stepp Howard, 68, of 406 West Boundary Street, died Saturday. Mrs. Howard was the daughter of the late William Earl and Emma White Dudley. The funeral will be held tonight at 7...

VANCE M. KELLY

Died Jan. 19, 2006 Vance Monroe Kelly, 80, formerly of 224 Banks Avenue in Goldsboro, died Thursday at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of the Emerson and Everline...

ESSIE K. PAYNE

ANNIE REDDISH

Died Jan. 22, 2006 Annie Mildred "Bill" Reddish died Sunday at her home in Wasilla, Alaska. She is survived by three sons, Tony Davis, Dino Holmes and Shawn Reddish of Anchorage, Alaska; four daughters, Marie Bell and Sharon Mallard of...

ROBERT WYNN

Died Jan. 23, 2006 Robert Wynn, 75, of 717 E. James St., Mount Olive, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is a nephew, Terry Wynn of Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are pending at Powell & Rhodes...

MARY BELLE BECK

Died Jan. 19, 2006 Mary Belle Beck, 91, of Marlette Drive, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A funeral service will be held by the graveside Monday at 11 a.m. at Pineview Cemetery in Seven Springs....

LARRY BATTLE

JULIA BEST

MOUNT OLIVE -- Julia Turner Wells Best, 86, died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lila Brock Turner. She was the widow of Cecil W. Wells and...

MINNIE HOWELL

Died Jan. 17, 2006 MILTON, N.Y.-- It is with profound sorrow we announce the death of Minnie Long Howell, of 67-06 C 186 Lane, Fresh Meadows, N.Y., formerly of Milton. She died Tuesday in the North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset,...

GEORGE JARVIS SR

Died Jan. 19, 2006 Retired Army 1st Sgt. George Roland Jarvis Sr., 83, went home to his Heavenly Father January 19, 2006, after a long illness. Roland was born on August 22, 1922, to Arlie and Agnes Jarvis, and spent...

VANCE M. KELLY

Died Jan. 19, 2006 Vance Monroe Kelly, 80, formerly of 224 Banks Ave., died Thursday at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of the late Emerson and Everline Wilson...

THURMAN LANGSTON

Died Jan. 17, 2006 PRINCETON -- Thurman Wayne Langston, 66, of Lee St., died Tuesday morning at UNC Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill. Born Sept. 17, 1939, he was the son of the late John Thurman and Lesie Mae Tomlinson Langston....

ALTON MCNEILL

Died Jan. 20, 2006 FAISON -- Alton MacDougald McNeill, 90, died Friday at his home, 357 McNeill Road, Faison. A funeral service for Mr. McNeill will be held 3 p.m. Monday from Faison Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the...

MARY QUILLEN

EVANGELIA SAKAS

Died Jan. 18, 2006 Goldsboro Resident Evangelia Fafoulas Sakas, 97, died Wednesday morning at the Brian Center of Goldsboro, where she resided during the last six years, receiving care and love. She was born Dec. 13, 1908, to the late...

ALTON SULLIVAN

Died Jan. 20, 2006 PRINCETON -- Alton Glenwood Sullivan, 90, of 5368 Rains Crossroads Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 19, 1915, he was the son of the late Matthew Pharoah and Betty Rains Sullivan, and...

EVELYN SUPER

Died Jan. 20, 2006 Evelyn Smith Super, 61, of 102 Brock St., died Friday at the Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Among her survivors is her son, William D. Super, of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by...

GRACE WORLEY

Died Jan. 10, 2006 WILMINGTON -- Grace Starkey Plott Worley, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 10. She was born in Wilmington on Feb. 20, 1918, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Starkey and Esther Klein Starkey. Remembered...

REBA B. BARBOUR

May 7, 1927-Jan. 18, 2006 WILSON -- Reba Pearl Barnes Barbour, 78, a resident of Avante at Wilson, died Wednesday. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be...

STEVEN R. BELL

(Died Jan. 19, 2005) FAISON -- Steven Russell Bell, 893 Margaret Road, died Thursday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Among his survivors is his mother, Shelvia Faison of the home. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home....

JULIA T. W. BEST

(Died Jan. 20, 2005) MOUNT OLIVE -- Julia Turner Wells Best, 86, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lila Brock Turner. She was the widow of the...

MAE FRANKLIN

(Died Jan. 16, 2005) PIKEVILLE -- The funeral for Mae Edmundson Franklin, 121 Falcon Drive, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Morning Star Holy Church of Fremont with the Rev. Howard Artis officiating. Burial will be in...

NORMAN JOHNSON JR.

Died Jan. 17, 2006 The funeral for Elder Norman Earl Johnson Jr. will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Love Temple on Oak Forest Road. Bishop Ralph Love will officiate. Entombment will be in Wayne Memorial park on...

SADIE B. JONES

Died Jan. 19, 2006 Sadie Bell Jones, 84, 303 Black St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Black Creek Church. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery with Minister...

WILLIE PRICE

Died Jan. 17, 2006 The funeral for Willie Price will be held Saturday morning at 10 at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Billy Mitchell will officiate. Burial will be in the Congregational Church Cemetery near...

SAMUEL L. SUTTON

(Died Jan. 18, 2005) Samuel L. Sutton, died Wednesday. He was the oldest child of the late William and Jennie Carraway Sutton. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Matthews Free Will Baptist Church of...

MARY BECK

KENNETH W. BROWN

Aug. 25, 1939-Jan. 14, 2006 The funeral for Kenneth Brown will be held Thursday (tonight) at 7 in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont, with visitation afterward. Burial will be on Friday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery...

HUGH CLEMENT SR.

April 30, 1921-Jan. 16, 2006 GREENSBORO -- Hugh Clement Sr., 84, died Monday at Moses Cone Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church, where he was a member. The Rev. Jamie Armstrong...

SENAS W. DAVIS

Oct. 3, 1922-Jan. 18, 2006 Senas Woodland Davis, 83, of 4561 U.S. Hwy. 13 North, died Wednesday morning at his home. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Larry Turlington and...

NETTIE HARGROVE

Died Jan. 11, 2006 The funeral for Nettie Ree Hargrove will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at New Spirit Church Ministries. The Rev. Dr. Freddie I. Barnes will officiate. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Mrs. Hargrove died...

THURMAN LANGSTON

Sept. 17, 1939-Jan. 17, 2006 PRINCETON -- A memorial service for Thurman Langston, 66, of Lee Street, will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Massey will conduct the service. Mr....

BARBARA MASON

Died Jan. 16, 2006 KINSTON -- Barbara Jean Mason, 61, mother of Olanda Mason of Goldsboro, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Mills Funeral Home. Elder...

WILLIE PRICE

Died Jan. 17, 2006 The funeral for Willie Price will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Billy Mitchell will officiate. Burial will be in the Congregational Church Cemetery near Dudley....

ALMA SIMMONS

July 20, 1922-Jan. 15, 2006 Alma Richardson Simmons, 84, of 316 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Sunday at SunBridge for Mount Olive. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Church. The Rev. James Lucas will...

PATRICIA SUTTON

Sept. 19, 1936-Jan. 17, 2006 Patricia Heeden Sutton, 69, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, where she was a member, with the...

DAVID BEST

Died Jan. 16, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- David Best, 95, of 211 Wynn St., died Monday at Sunbridge Nursing Center. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 11 at Jackson Tabernacle Church. The Rev. Roosevelt Herring will officiate. Burial...

RUTH BEST

Aug. 18, 1921-Jan. 17, 2006 The funeral for Ruth Ellis Best, 84, will be held today at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with visitation afterward. Burial will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial...

PEGGY DAVIS

Sept. 6, 1944-Jan. 16, 2006 Peggy Jean Lassiter Pate Davis, 61, of 201 Belfast Avenue, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home &...

SENAS DAVIS

MAE FRANKLIN

Died Jan. 16, 2006 PIKEVILLE -- Mae Hazel Franklin, of 121 Falcon Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her husband, Ben Franklin of he home. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

CHARLES GUTHRIE JR.

Dec. 24, 1927-Jan. 17, 2006 KENANSVILLE -- Charles Benson Guthrie Jr., 78, died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the emergency room at Duplin General Hospital. He was the son of the late Charles Benson and Elery Lee Penney Guthrie of Burlington....

LILLIE HIGHTOWER

Died Jan. 12, 2006 KINSTON -- The funeral for Lillie "Bay" Foye Hightower, 75, sister of Morris Foye of Goldsboro, will be held today at 1 p.m. at United American Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Burial will be in Pinelawn Memorial...

BRUCE HOBBS

Sept. 19, 1938-Jan. 16, 2006 Bruce Hobbs, 67, died Sunday evening at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. The Reverend Bennie...

RONNIE HOOD

Died Jan. 12, 2006 RICHLANDS -- Ronnie Lee Hood, 78, died on Thursday at his home. He was formerly of Goldsboro and retired as a district sales manager with Keeper Corporation. The funeral was held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in...

NORMAN JOHNSON JR.

Died Jan. 17, 2006 Elder Norman E. Johnson Jr., of 201 Chancery Drive, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral arraignments are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

VERNIE MARTIN

ANNA MINTON

Feb. 4, 1919-Jan. 17, 2006 WARSAW -- The funeral for Anna Virginia Minton, 86, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. The Rev. Henry Swanzy will officiate. Burial will be in the Devotional...

CHARLIE ORMOND

Died Jan. 16, 2006 HOOKERTON -- The funeral for Charlie Franklin Ormond, 85, will be held by the graveside on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Ormond Family Cemetery. The Rev. Tom Miller will conduct the service. Mr. Ormond died...

WILLIE PRICE

PATRICIA SUTTON

Died Jan. 17, 2006 Patricia Ann Sutton, 69, of 700 N. Spence Ave., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Ed Sutton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DENNIS WALLACE

March 15, 1949-Jan. 16, 2006 SMITHFIELD -- Dennis Wallace, 56, of 8605 Brogden Road, died Monday. He was the son of Christine McLamb Wallace of Smithfield and the late Willie Percy Wallace. In addition to his mother, he is survived...

RUTH E. BEST

Aug. 18, 1921-Jan. 17, 2006 Ruth Ellis Best, 84, of 1935 New Hope Road, LaGrange, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. The Rev....

KENNETH W. BROWN

Aug. 25, 1939-Jan. 14, 2006 FREMONT -- Kenneth William Brown, 66, of 206 East Main Street, died Saturday at home. The funeral will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home. A graveside service...

PERCELL BOYKIN

March 20, 1923 - Jan. 16, 2006 KENLY -- Percell Boykin, 82, died Monday. A memorial service honoring his life will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Boykin Family Cemetery. Mr. Boykin is survived by a daughter, Wanda...

SOPHIA COLLIER

Died Jan. 15, 2006 TARBORO -- Sophia Thompson Collier, formerly of Lucama, died Sunday. A graveside service was to be held today at 2 p.m. in White Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Bill Cotton officiating. Mrs. Collier was...

MARY DAVIS

Sept. 19, 1911-Jan. 13, 2006 Mary Elizabeth Pittman Davis, 94, died Friday in Washington, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Austin Pittman and Annie Daisy Gilmer Pittman. She graduated from Guilford College in 1932 and was a...

BRUCE HOBBS

Died Jan. 15, 2006 Bruce Hobbs, 67, died Sunday at the Brian Center. The family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Diane Weeks, at 201 South Alabama Ave. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home &...

SARAH JONES

Died Jan. 14, 2006 GREENVILLE -- Sarah Mae Jones, 81, died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be conducted Wednesday, at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Miss Jones was a graduate...

ANNA MINTON

ROSE B. SPRINGLE

Dec. 22, 1914-Jan. 15, 2006 Nancy Rose Barnes Springle, 91, of 613 Selah Church Road, died Sunday at Sunbridge Care in Mount Olive. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The...

ISAAC TEACHEY

Died Jan. 13, 2006 Isaac Rudolph "Buster" Teachey, 90, of Courtland, Va., formerly of Duplin County, died Friday in Virginia. The funeral will be held by the graveside on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Teachey family cemetery in Teachey....

DAVID BEST

Died Jan. 16, 2006 David Best, 95, of 211 Wynn St., died today at SunBridge Care in Mount Olive. Among his survivors is his wife, Gloria Best of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries in...

PEGGY DAVIS

Died Jan. 15, 2006 Peggy Davis, 61, of Belfast, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. The family will be at the home of her sister, Barbara Bissette, at 194 Belfast...

ELVORENA DEANS

June 29, 1916-Jan. 15, 2006 Elvorena H. Deans, 89, of Bartlett Road, Pikeville, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7:30 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. The Rev. Willard...

ANNIE LOU PATE

July 25, 1932-Jan. 15, 2006 Annie Lou Sasser Pate, 73, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 15, 2006, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pate was born in Wayne County on July 25, 1932, to...

CLINTON B. RADFORD

Aug. 11, 1954-Jan. 13, 2006 Clinton Bruce Radford, 51, of US 13 South in the Grantham community, died Friday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the...

NANCY SPRINGLE

VIRGINIA BARGOIL

Virginia Jones Bargoil died peacefully January 11, 2006 at Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home. She was the secnd child born to the late Ethel Holmes Jones and Herman David Jones Sr. on September 12, 1925 in Winston Salem. She is...

MAEBELLE BEST

WARSAW -- Maebelle Cashwell Best, 89, died Friday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. One of five children, she was born Aug. 23, 1916 to the late John Everette Cashwell and wife, Mary Jane English Cashwell of Sampson County....

KENNETH BROWN

GRACE DAUGHTRY

RALEIGH -- Grace Walston Daughtry, 81, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday at the City of Oaks in Raleigh. Mrs. Daughtry was born in Greene County on Nov. 22, 1924, to the late Samuel S. Walston and Eva Vaughn Walston....

DWIGHT DAVIS

SNOW HILL -- Elbert Dwight Davis, 49, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 at his home. Dwight was a native of Greene County, born March 29, 1956, to the late, Elbert Clinton and Mildred Kearney Davis. He was co-owner...

PAULINE HAIRE

Died Jan. 13, 2006 DUDLEY -- Pauline Barwick Haire, 90, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Haire was born on June 30, 1915 in Wayne County to the late Earnest Jackson Casey and Mary Hood Casey. She...

WILLIAM HOWELL

PRINCETON -- William (Dub) Duffy Howell, 73, of 792 Rains Mill Road, died Friday afternoon at Wake Medical Center. Born in Wayne County on May 23, 1932, he was the son of the late Moody Ashley and Cova Bagwell Howell....

MACON KORNEGAY

FAISON -- Macon R. Kornegay, 71, of 108 Hicks Lane Apt. 5D, died Saturday at Glencare Nursing Center. Among his survivors are his wife, Nellie Kornegay of the home. The family will receive friends at the residence. Online condolences may...

MAURICE LETCHWORTH

LAGRANGE -- Maurice Dobson Letchworth, 68, of 4838 Alphonso Walters Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Letchworth was born in Lenoir County to the late Benjamin and Bessie Leneave Letchworth. He was preceded in death by his...

JAMES LEWIS

A funeral service for James Lee Lewis, 76, Silver Spring, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, will be held 1 p.m. Monday at St. Delight Church, in Parkstown. Burial will follow in the Old Mill Cemetery. The Rev. Edward E. Lewis will...

ISAAC TEACHEY

COURTLAND, VA. -- Isaac Rudolph "Buster" Teachey, 90, formerly of Duplin County, died Friday in Virginia. Among his survivors are two sisters, Burnett Underwood of Mabelton, Ga., and Gladys Boney of Warsaw. Local arrangements are being handled by Rhodes Funeral...

EDWIN E. WRIGHT

Died Jan.12, 2006 HICKORY -- Edwin Everette Wright, 68, of Hickory, died Thursday in Burke County. Born December 16, 1937 in Burke County, he was the son of Everette Baxter Wright and Tessie Brittain Wright. He served in the...

ROY DUNCAN

April 17, 1936-Jan. 12, 2006 PRINCETON -- Roy Lynell Duncan, 69, died Thursday at his home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church. Dr. Glenn Griffin and the Rev. George Whitman will officiate. Burial...

HELEN EDGERTON

Died Jan. 11, 2006 Helen Pope Edgerton, 72, of 909 Mitchell Road, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnston County to the late W. Guy and Inez Howard Pope and was married to Glenn Edgerton....

REBECCA FYFFE

Died Jan. 12, 2006 KENLY --The funeral for Rebecca "Bunny" Raper Fyffe will be held by the graveside on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Kenly Cemetery. She died Thursday in Winter Park, Florida. She is survived by two daughters, Linda...

NETTIE HARGROVE

DONALD KORNEGAY SR.

Died Jan. 5, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Donald Kornegay Sr., 50, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Mount Olive, will be held Saturday at noon at North East Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard J. Lawson will...

MILDRED LANGSTON

Died Jan. 11, 2006 FOUR OAKS -- Mildred Westbrook Langston, 88, of 313 Battlefield Road, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held by the graveside on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mill Creek Christian Church Cemetery. The Rev. Dick Lewis...

MALCOLM PERRY SR.

Aug. 24, 1921-Jan. 12, 2006 Malcolm Glenn Perry, Sr., 84, of 129 Perry Drive, went to be with his Lord, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at his home. Mr. Perry was born in Franklin County on August...

LEE ROBERT RHODES

Nov. 18, 1919-Jan. 12, 2006 KINSTON --A graveside service for Lee Robert Rhodes, 86, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Westview Cemetery. A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 at Gordon Street Christian Church. The...

HARRY S. DIZE

Died Jan. 11, 2006 Harry Smith Dize, 76, of 128 Nealy Drive, died Wednesday at his residence. A graveside funeral with military honors will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Elwood Lee will...

HELENP. EDGERTON

Died Jan. 11, 2006 Helen Pope Edgerton, 72, of 909 Mitchell Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Edgerton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

ANGIE EVANS

March 27, 1961-Jan. 10, 2006 PRINCETON -- Mrs. Angie Rose Evans, 44, of 755 Princeton Road, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. Mrs. Evans was born in Wayne County on March 27,...

REBECCA FYFFE

THOMAS NICHOLS

Died Jan. 10, 2006 WINCHESTER, Va. -- Thomas Keith Nichols, 73, of Winchester, Va., died Tuesday after a bout with cancer. A native of Kenly, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 until 1971, then worked for 22 years...

MALCOLM PERRY SR.

Aug. 24, 1921-Jan. 12, 2006 Malcolm Glenn Perry Sr., 84, of 129 Perry Drive, went to be with his Lord, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at his home. Mr. Perry was born in Franklin County on August 24,...

LARRY POWELL

Died Jan. 10, 2006 NEWTON GROVE -- Larry B. Powell, 62, of 940 Cannon Road, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of West & Dunn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hillcrest...

JACK H. SMITH

Jan. 17, 1924-Jan. 11, 2006 Jack Hamlin Smith, 81, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Thurman Horney officiating Mr. Smith was...

BOBBY STRICKLAND

Died Jan. 11, 2006 SMITHFIELD -- Bobby Kenneth Strickland, 70, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at McLaurin Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Lloyd Hargis will officiate. Entombment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park Mausoleum....

ELIZABETH TYNDALL

Died Jan. 8, 2006 Elizabeth Smith Tyndall, 70, of Stantonsburg died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Goff officiating. Interment will be...

LUCILLE WILLIAMS

LOUISE ZAMBELLI

July 28, 1916-Jan. 11, 2006 Louise Hill Zambelli, 89, of 1005 Edgerton St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The...

GEORGE BRYANT

Died Jan. 7, 2006 George "Tookie" Bryant, 48, of 759 W. Oak St., died Saturday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. Bishop Alton Smith will officiate. Burial...

EDWARD CHAMPION

Sept. 18, 1928-Jan. 9, 2006 RALEIGH -- Edward D. "Ned" Champion, a graduate of Goldsboro High School, died Monday. He was a the son of the late Horace M. and Sally Williams Champion and the husband of Page Volene Weathersby...

PAMELA EDWARDS

Died Jan. 9, 2006 ARAPAHOE -- A memorial service for Pamela Mumford Edwards, sister of Norma Schipper of Goldsboro, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Arapahoe Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Tommy Bulla will conduct the service....

ANGIE EVANS

March 27, 1961-Jan. 10, 2006 PRINCETON -- Mrs. Angie Rose Evans, 44, of 755 Princeton Road, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. Mrs. Evans was born in Wayne County on March 27,...

ETHELENE GOUDEAU

Died Jan. 9, 2006 The funeral for Ethelene Goudeau, of 1808 Tommy's Road, will be held Friday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Joe Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Mrs....

BOBBY GURLEY

Oct. 7, 1958-Jan. 9, 2006 Robert Lloyd "Bobby" Gurley Jr., 47, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gurley was born in Wayne County to R.L. Gurley and Phyllis Banks Gurley of Goldsboro. He attended Rosewood High School and...

JUDITH HERRING

March 29, 1934-Jan. 9, 2006 WARSAW -- Judith Miller "Judy" Herring, 71, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Warsaw Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial will...

WILLIAM J. HOLLAND

Oct. 7, 1932-Jan. 9, 2006 WILSON -- The funeral for William Jarvis Holland, 73, of Lucama, will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Joyner's Funeral Home. Pastor Robert Winstead will officiate. Burial will be on Thursday at...

JAMES LEWIS

Died Jan. 9, 2006 James Lee Lewis, 76, of 8505 Spring Bell Road, Apt. 129, Silver Spring, Md., died Monday at Holy Cross Hospital. He was the son of the late Jason and Alphine Lewis and is survived by his...

SACHIKO T. McCARTY

March 6, 1935-Jan. 7, 2006 Sachiko T. McCarty, 70, of 409 Lynn Avenue, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private burial will be held. Mrs. McCarty was born in Miyako, Okinawa, and was the daughter of the late...

RHONDA G. POMEROY

Died Jan. 8, 2006 Rhonda Gail Pomeroy, 53, died Sunday at her residence in Sevierville, Tenn. Born in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late George Knox Pomeroy and Laura Tew Griffin. She was a hairstylist and...

EULA B. SIMMONS

Died Jan. 8, 2006 The funeral for Eula Bell Simmons, of 143 Rosewood Road, will be held Thursday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Joe Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

ARTHUR SMITH

Died Jan. 8, 2006 Arthur M. Smith, 84, of 913 Devereaux St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery....

BILL DEES

June 10, 1920-Jan, 9, 2006 GOLDSBORO -- William Archie Dees Jr., 85, died early Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 1101 E. Ash St., following a...

EUNICE FAIL

Died Jan. 8, 2006 PRINCETON -- Eunice Summerlin Fail, 86, died Sunday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The Rev. Curtis White will officiate. Burial will...

ETHELENE GOUDEAU

Died Jan. 9, 2006 Ethelene Bell Goudeau, of 1808 Tommy's Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home of her sister, Ruth B. Greenfield,...

BOBBY GURLEY

Died Jan. 9, 2006 Robert L. "Bobby" Gurley, Jr., 47, son of R.L. and Phyllis Gurley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THOMAS HARRINGTON

Nov. 27, 1917-Jan. 7, 2006 Thomas Edison Harrington, 88, a native of Wayne County, died Saturday at Bath County Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Va. He was the son of the late Marion Lee and Lyda Harris Harrington and was...

SACHIKO T. McCARTY

March 6, 1935-Jan. 7, 2006 Sachiko T. McCarty, 70, of Lynn Avenue, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private burial will be held. Mrs. McCarty was born in Japan and was the daughter of the late Genshin Tiara...

EULA SIMMONS

BENJAMIN SMITH

The funeral for Benjamin Calvin Cooley Smith is scheduled for Wednesday. January 11, 2006, at 1 p.m. at Holly Hill Church, Best Station. The burial will follow in the Old Mill Cemetery, Goldsboro. Bishop James P. Swinson will deliver...

ARABEL C. ZEALY

Jan. 17, 1913-Jan. 10, 2006 Arabel Cox Zealy, 92, died today. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Eugene Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery. Mrs....

BEVERLY BARTIK

Died Jan. 6, 2006 GREENVILLE -- Beverly Anne Bartik, 61, devoted wife and loving mother, succumbed to her long fight with health problems on January 6, 2006. She passed quietly at home surrounded by her loving animals. Beverly was preceded...

JAMES BRITT

Goldsboro Resident James Paul Britt, 76, of 657 Saulston Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Britt was born in Wayne County on November 12, 1929 to the late Paul Britt and Mamie Helen Carraway Peele. He served...

EUNICE FAIL

MARY LOU FUTRELL

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Mount Olive Resident Mary Lou Futrell, 77, of Edwards Store Road died Saturday. A funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Friendly Holiness PFWB Church. The Reverends Frank Sandy and Betty Edwards...

SACHIKO T. MCCARTY

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Sachiko T. McCarty, 70, of Lynn Ave., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A visitation will be held Wednesday from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. She was the wife...

LOIS PENDER

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Dudley resident Lois Mae Davis Pender, 81, of 1340 Genoa Road, died Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Betty Davis,...

MARTHA E. REED

Died Jan. 7, 2006 CLINTON, ILL. -- Martha E. Reed, 92, died Saturday morning. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, Ill. There will be a visitation this evening from 5 until 7....

ARTHUR SMITH

ELOUISE SOUTHERLAND

Died Jan. 8, 2006 Warsaw Resident Elouise Faircloth Southerland, 89, died Sunday evening at Parish Family Care Home of Warsaw. Born March 29, 1916 to the late Harvey Stephen Faircloth and wife, Vander Wiley Faircloth of Duplin County, Mrs. Southerland...

KENNETH R. WADE

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Pikeville Resident Kenneth R. Wade, 63, of 105 Chinquapin Lane, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Greene County, he was the son of the late Joe and Bobbie Fields Wade. Mr. Wade was...

ODIS ALLEN

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Smithfield Resident Odis Jesse Allen, 79, of Eli Olive Road, died Saturday morning. Born in Johnston County on June 10, 1926, he was the son of the late Oscar J. and Maggie Jane Capps Allen. His...

BEVERLY BARTIK

Died Jan. 6, 2006 Greenville Resident Beverly Anne Bartik, 61, devoted wife and loving mother, succumbed to her long fight with health problems on January 6, 2006. She passed quietly at home surrounded by her loving animals. Beverly was preceded...

EVA MAE BOSEMAN

CALYPSO -- Eva Mae Boseman, 79, of 317 Fourth St., died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Alex Bryant and Octavia Winn. She attended the Wayne County Public Schools. A funeral service will be...

FRANCES BRYANT

Died Jan. 5, 2006 Frances Ann Bryant, 65, of Olivia Lane, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ, with her sisters at her side, Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ms. Frances Bryant was born in Wayne County...

JOSEPH BURN

Died Jan. 6, 2006 Goldsboro Resident Joseph Burn, 95, a resident of Alterra Sterling House, died Friday at his home. Mr. Burn was born in Sunderland, England, on April 12, 1910 to the late Joseph and Anne Burn. A memorial...

VIRA FREEMAN

Died Jan. 6, 2006 Goldsboro Resident Vira Lee Freeman, 96, of 109 Sevendales Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lee Family Cemetery in Meadow. The Reverends...

MARY LOU FUTRELL

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Mount Olive Resident Mary Lou Futrell, 77, died Saturday. A funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Friendly Holiness PFWB Church. The Revs. Frank Sandy and Betty Edwards will officiate. Burial will...

JARRETT GARNER

Died Jan. 3, 2006 Dudley Resident Jarrett "Deebo" Garner, 21, of 1172-A Old Mount Olive Highway, died Tuesday. He was the son of Isaiah Freeman and Rozalyn Worrells Garner. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday from the...

C. TAYLOR HOOKS JR.

FREMONT -- Charles Taylor Hooks Jr., 71, a retired farmer, died Saturday after a lingering illness. He helped organize the Fremont Rescue Squad and had served on the Fremont Town Board and was a member of Fremont United Methodist Church....

JANIE S. LANE

Died Jan. 6, 2006 LaGrange Resident LAGRANGE -- Janie Skinner Lane, 91, devoted mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister and friend, died Friday, January 6, 2006 at Britthaven Of Snow Hill. Mrs. Lane was born in Lenoir County to the late Felix...

DELORES MURPHY

Died Jan. 1, 2006 Delores "Lumpy" Murphy, 55, of 1000 N. John St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Lucy Mae Swinson and the late A.B. Murphy. Her survivors include seven siblings, a...

PERCY NEWKIRK

Died Jan. 4, 2006 Dudley Resident Percy Newkirk Jr., 76, of 239 O'Berry Road, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County on June 22, 1929, to the late Percy Sr. and Carrie New-kirk. He...

LOIS PENDER

RUBY PITTMAN

Died Jan. 6, 2006 Wilson Resident Ruby Austin Pittman, 84, died Friday at WilMed Nursing Care Center. A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday in the Daniels Chapel Church. The Revs. Earl Glenn, Johnnie Sullivan and David Hansley...

BENJAMIN SMITH

Died Jan. 7, 2006 Dudley Resident Benjamin Cooley Smith, of 108 Carroway Creek, died Saturday at his residence. Among his survivors is his daughter, Linda Smith Moses of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntrye...

EDNA G. THOMAS

Died Jan. 5, 2006 Pikeville Resident Edna Gurley Thomas, 87, of 1455 N.C. Hwy. 581 North, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Thomas was born in Wayne County on November 26, 1918 to the late William E. Gurley...

FRANCES BRYANT

Frances Ann Bryant, 66, of Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home of Doris Washington, 909 Dorsey St., Goldsboro....

CLIFTON EVANS

Died December 30, 2005 Princeton Resident Clifton Ray Evans, 53, of 983 W.C. Braswell Road, died Friday, Dec. 30, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Born Dec. 10, 1952, he was the son of Charlie Clifton and Grace Pittman Evans...

JANIE S. LANE

DELORES MURPHY

Died Jan. 1, 2006 Delores "Lumpy" Murphy, 55, of 1000 N. John St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Lucy Mae Swinson and the late A.B. Murphy. Her survivors include seven siblings, a...

BRENDA F. SAULS

March 27, 1942-Jan. 4, 2006 SNOW HILL -- Brenda Faye Taylor Sauls, 63, died Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Mrs. Sauls was a native of Greene County and was the daughter of the late George Taylor Sr. and...

EDNA G. THOMAS

Died Jan. 5, 2006 Pikeville Resident Edna Gurley Thomas, 87, of 1455 N.C. 581 N., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late William E. Gurley and Jenny Crocker...

EDWARD F. TISKA

Died Dec. 28, 2005 PITTSFIELD -- Edward Francis Tiska, 82, of Kewanee, Ill., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Kewanee Hospital. Born in Pittsfield on June 4, 1923, to Joseph and Stella Serowik Tiska, he attended local schools....

MARSHALL DAW

Died Jan. 3, 2006 The funeral for Marshall Ray Daw, 61, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The Rev. Jimmy Forehand will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Mr....

FRANK ASHFORD

Died Jan. 2, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Frank Ashford, 86, of 708 Oliver St., died Monday at SunBridge Nursing Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Terry...

BRADDOCK GROSS SR.

June 20, 1938-Jan. 1, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Braddock Bernard Gross Sr., 67, of Edenton Road, died Sunday. Private services will be held. Mr. Gross was born in McDowell County, West Virginia, to the late Wright and Annie Walker Gross....

PERCY NEWKIRK JR.

GLADYS SPARKS

Dec. 30, 1927-Jan. 4, 2006 Gladys Conard Sparks, 78, of 104 Biltmore Drive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, where she was a member, with...

HELEN STEVENS

Nov. 27, 1923-Jan. 3, 2006 Bessie Helen Thompson Stevens, 82, of the Grantham Community, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home &...

LUCILLE ADAMS

Died Jan. 1, 2006 Lucille Cavenaugh Adams, 85, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County and a former resident of Fremont, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Effie Jernigan Cavenaugh and the widow...

CHARLES BAKER

April 19, 1934-Jan. 3, 2006 Retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Eugene "Charlie" Baker, 71, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Baker was born in Harnett County to the late Claude L. Baker and Mittie Tutor...

MARSHALL DAW

JAMES GODBOLD

June 20, 1937-Jan. 3, 2006 WARSAW -- James Corbett "Jimmie" Godbold, 68, died Tuesday at WakeMed in Raleigh. The funeral will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw. The Rev. Robert Bandy will officiate. A...

DELORES MURPHY

Died Jan. 1, 2006 Delores Murphy, 55, of 1000 N. John St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. The family will receive friends at 1513 Rose St., Goldsboro....

MARY SHALLINGTON

Nov. 4, 1924-Dec. 31, 2005 PRINCETON -- Mary Parnell Shallington, 81, died Saturday. The funeral was held on Monday night at 7 at Casey Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Pollock and the Rev. William Wallace officiated. Committal was at 2...

HELEN STEVENS

Died Jan. 3, 2006 Helen Thompson Stevens, 82, of the Grantham Community died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory, and other times at...

FRANK FOREHAND

June 22, 1925-Dec. 31, 2005 The funeral for Frank C. Forehand will be held tonight at 7 at Pikeville Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, with visitation following. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Forehand...

ALBERT HILL

Died Jan. 2, 2006 DEEP RUN -- Albert James "Coon" Hill, 67, of 804 Piney Grove Road, died Monday at his home. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pink Hill Funeral Home. The Rev. Todd Sutton...

DELORES MURPHY

Died Jan. 1, 2006 Delores Murphy, 55, of 210 100 N. John St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a sister, Ora Green of Dudley. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. The family...

IRVIN POOLE

Irvin Clayborn Poole, 84, died last week at his home. A graveside service with full military honors will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Poole served in two branches of the military, the Army and...

CARRIE TROTMAN

Died Dec. 27, 2005 The funeral for Carrie D. Trotman, 87, of 807 East End Circle, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She died Tuesday, Dec....

LUCILLE ADAMS

FRANK FOREHAND

June 22, 1925-Dec. 31, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Frank C. Forehand, 80, of 447 Forehand Road died Saturday at his home. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Pikeville Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church in Pikeville....

CHARLENA HICKMAN

Born and Died Dec. 29, 2005 Charlena Lashun Ward Hickman was born and died on Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her father, Charles Hickman, and her mother, Lashuna Ward of 163 Cobb-Coley Lane, Dudley; three brothers,...

DELORES MURPHY

Died Jan. 1, 2006 Delores Murphy, 55, of 210 100 N. John St. died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a sister, Ora Green of Dudley. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries in Goldsboro....

MARY SHALLINGTON

Nov. 4, 1921-Dec. 31, 2005 PRINCETON -- Mary Parnell Shallington, 81, died Saturday. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Casey Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Pollock and the Rev. William Wallace will officiate. Committal will be at...

ROSA L. WILLIAMS

April 25, 1930-Dec. 25, 2005 DUDLEY -- Rosa Lee Williams died Sunday, Dec. 25, at Britthaven Nursing Home of Smithfield. The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace, with the Rev. Franklin...

FRANK FOREHAND

Died Dec. 31, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Frank C. Forehand, 80, of 447 Forehand Road, died Saturday at his home. Among his survivors is his wife, Dollie Forehand. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral in Fremont...

SANDRA M. GOWER

Died Dec. 30, 2005 Sandra Millard Gower, 62, of Garner, died Friday morning at her home. The funeral will be held today at 3 p.m. at Montlawn Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum...

STEVEN T. HOLLAND

Died Dec. 28, 2005 Steven T. Holland, 26, died Wednesday in Jacksonville, Fla. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home. The Rev. Glenn Mills will officiate. Interment will follow at...

LINWOOD JONES

Linwood Carston Jones, 54, of 1208 Ruffin Terrace, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark Church Ministries in Kinston. Apostle Melvin Parks will officiate. Burial will be held...

GORDON JOYNER SR.

Died Dec. 29, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- Gordon O. Joyner Sr. died Thursday in Rochester, N.Y. He was 101. He was a former resident of Beautancus and in recent years was the oldest veteran in Duplin County. He was a...

EUNICE MOORING

Died Dec. 30, 2005 FREMONT -- Eunice Woodard Mooring, 77, died Friday morning at Avante Nursing Home in Wilson. A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Monday at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. Mrs. Mooring was born in Wilson County...

LERON PEARSALL SR

Died Dec. 29, 2005 Warsaw Resident WARSAW -- Leron Pearsall Sr, 86, of 123 Daisy Miller Lane, died Thursday at Duplin General Hospital. A funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Smith Chapel Baptist Church....

LENA PRIDGEN

Died Dec. 28, 2005 LAGRANGE -- Lena Hazel Pridgen, 83, of 102 LaGrange St., died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Monday at the Cornerstone United Holy Church in LaGrange. Dr. James...

MARY SHALLINGTON

FAYE A. WALLACE

Died Dec. 28, 2005 LAGRANGE -- Faye Arthur Wallace, 80, died Wednesday at her home. A graveside memorial service will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery. The Rev. Virgil Whitehurst will officiate. A reception will follow at...